Nathan deake and smith peathee



(No Model.)

N. DRAKE & S. FEATHER.

SHUTTLE GUARD FOR L Pat ooMs I ented Nov. 24

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N'ITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN DRAKE AND SMITH FEATHER, OF BRADFORD, COUNTY OF YORK,

- ENGLAND.

SH UTTL'E- -GU ARD FOR LOOMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,117, dated November 24,1885. Application filed June 9, 1885. Serial No. 168,136. (No model.) Patented in England April 9, 1885, No. 4,393.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, NATHAN DRAKE and SMITH FEATHER, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and residing at Bradford, in the county of York, England, have invented certain Improvements in Shut tle-Guards for Looms, (for which we have obtained provisional protection in Great Britain, No. 4,393, dated April 9, 1885,) of which the IO following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the construction of an eilicient selfacting shuttleguard,to be moved into such a position on setting the loom in motion that should a trap occur the shuttle is prevented flying out of the shed, and thereby endangering the personal safety of the weavers or attendants, and on the stopping of the 100111 the said guard is moved clear from the warp and reed,by which the cloth, reed, and warp are open to the full view of the attendants.

The invention consists in the several parts and combinations of parts, hereinafter fully set forth, and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents such portions of the end frame of a loom as are required to explain our invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, and the remainder of the figures are detached details.

Near to the ordinary starting-rod A we mount the lever B, one arm of which is in contact therewith. The said lever is also arranged with another arm, B, to which isattached a slotted plate, 0, that is fitted with a stud, upon which is mounted one end of a connectingrod, D, the other end being attached to an arm or lever, E. This arm or lever is secured to a short shaft that is mounted on a bracket attached to the top bar or hand-rail,

F, of the lathe or going part, and to the opposite end of the said shaft we secure a similar arm or lever, E. Near to the other end of the hand-rail F we attach another bracket and 5 mount thereon a short shaft, to which is secured another arm or lever, E. These arms or levers support the guard rail or plate G, which is lowered, as hereinafter described, to within a short distance of the cloth, and by the guard rail or plate G, moving parallel to the hand-rail F, it extends practically from shuttle-box t0 shuttle-box, so that it is next to impossible for the shuttle toleave the loom. When the loom is started by the ordinary rod A, the lever Bin contact therewith is actuated, the arm B of the said lever rising, and thereby causing the guard rail or plate G to lower somewhat into the position, as shown by the dotted lines,in front of the reed R, thus leaving no room for the shuttle to escape. When the loom is stopped, the guard-rail G rises to the position as shown by full lines in the drawings, thereby leaving the cloth, warp, and reed clear, all being open to the full view of the attendant, as is the case when no shuttle-guard is used.

Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are details showing the means we employ for keeping the guard-rail G parallel with the hand-rail. To the face of the latter we secure one or more hooks, H, the end of each of which is placed in the space formed by the respective staples Jbetween the latter and the guard-rail, thereby preventing the guard-rail vibrating with the action of the loom and doing damage to the fabric.

What we claim is 1. The combination, with the hand-rail F, having hooks H, of the guard rail or plate provided with staples J, the arms E, pivoted to the hand-rail and connected with the guardplate G, the arm connected with the shaft of one of the arms E, the connecting-rod D, actuating-lever B B, and startingrod A, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the hand-rail F, having hooks H, of the guard-rail G, provided with staples J, the arms E,pivotally connected at one end to the guard-plate G, shafts to which the other ends of said arms are con: nected, brackets mounted on the hand-rail, in 0 which said shafts have bearing, the arm E,connected to the shaft of one of said arms E, the connectingrod D, the slotted link 0, lever B B, and starting-rod A, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NATHAN DRAKE. SMITH FEATHER.

Witnesses:

JOHN WAUFF, JOHN GILL. 

